Pope John Paul II

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  • Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born

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    Pope John Paul II

  • Ordained as a priest.

  • Elected as a cardinal by Pope Paul VI

  • Elected as successor to Pope John Paul I

  • Pope John Paul II is shot in the abdomen

  • The Pope calls for the Soviet Union and the U.S. national governments to negotiate an end to the arms race

  • Undergoes surgery on colon

  • Pope tries to help avert war in Iraq

  • Pope is rushed to hospital with the flu

  • Pope John Paul II dies at age 84